On a cold February night in Seattle the Tractor Tavern burned bright with the rapid-fire, intricate, kinetic drumming of Thai ...

The grounds of Highland Park are full of snow now but the 127th annual is just months away, complete with a star-studded ...

As New Orleans heads into the Carnival season, local venues provide the soundtrack for the season.

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When Emmylou Harris released “Wrecking Ball” in 1995, the album earned acclaim as a departure for the country-folk star.

The Afrobeats pioneer's unstoppable rise reflects a cultural shift as he prepares to make history as the first ...

Denise Trucello Today, the Recording Academy carries on its tradition of enshrining the most impactful and enduring ...

Seun Kuti and Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey feature in 'The Odyssey,' a new film documenting the rise or Yoruba music and ...

Renowned Afrobeat family of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti recently in Lagos, launched the biography of their mother, Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti titled: “Mrs Kuti” (a memoir) to the world. The book is a ...

It proved a fair assessment of highly entertaining proceedings, blending riotous music and fierce ... in the figure of Kuti’s passionate, controversial father, Fela Kuti. Femi himself started ...

It proved a fair assessment of highly entertaining proceedings, blending riotous music and fierce politics with ... particularly in the figure of Kuti’s passionate, controversial father, Fela Kuti.

The singer, guitarist and composer released heralded music in the 1970s and early ... Taylor was tight with the Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and released an impressive run of albums ...